Sunday, June 26, 2016

brexit to eden

Oy.  What the hell, Brits???  I always had a soft spot for you lot, but then you go all Red State on me and voted to leave the EU.  Sigh.  Are you really the same country that gave us The Beatles and Shakespeare and Doctor Who?  I am really beginning to feel like the villains are winning (with LeBron beating the Warriors, with evil boss getting another promotion at work, and so on). Is it inevitable what will happen in November here in the States?  Should we cue up The Imperial March?...Anton Yelchin.  He died at the age of 27 from a freak accident where his SUV rolled back on his sloped driveway and pinned him to his security gate.  What a tragic way to go for a young talent.  I will always relate to the scene in Star Trek where the Enterprise's voice recognition system couldn't comprehend him with his Russian accent.  Feels like me and my car everytime I try to ask it to do something.  Godspeed.  May you shine in the stars as much as you did here on Earth...Captain America Civil War is great.  I really like the introduction of Black Panther and Spider-Man.  I am super-hyped for the new Spider-Man movie with Tom Holland and Marisa Tomei...Amazing Race is not coming back in the fall.  Instead it's now a midseason replacement.  Sadness...I did enjoy the last season with social media stars.  When it came down to the final four, I was rooting so bad for underdog mother and son Sheri and Cole to take it all the way.  At last, they came in at number two and just fell short of an epic upset.  But at least they ran the entire race.  Sheri really raised Cole right.  Throughout the entire race, they displayed exemplary teamwork.  Cole never once blamed his mother for anything, and Sheri was always encouraging but never overbearing.  Both took all their trials and tribulations in stride.  I want to be like that when I eventually grow up...I am now watching season 4 of Parenthood on dvd, and ugh, I am so upset at Lauren Graham's Sarah and how she is handling her relationship with Mark.  She just did not treat him right.  Lorelai Gilmore would never do that!!!...I am so sick of Kanye, Beyonce, Taylor Swift, Gaga and anything Kardashian.  But they keep popping up on my news feed and magazine covers.  One time, I got my Entertainment Weekly in the mail and saw that Gaga was on the cover, and I literally let out an audible "Ugh."  I immediately ripped the cover off and threw it in the recycle bin.  I did the same this week with the Kim Kardashian GQ cover.  Can we please, please make it stop?...I am really looking forward to the summer Olympics in Rio.  I am a big fan of the Olympics.  I am a sucker for those inspirational stories behind those superhuman feats.  When it comes down to it, I just admire people doing hard work!...